Osteoclasts are hematopoietic cells essential for bone reclasts produced by 75% and more than 99%, respectively. sorption. To study the derivation of these interesting cells, Blockade of signaling through another tyrosine kinase–type we developed a stepwise culture system where stromal cells receptor, c-kit, did not affect any stages of osteoclastogenpromote embryonic stem (ES) cells to differe...

Evans syndrome (ES) is a rare disease characterized by the simultaneous or sequential development of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) and immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and/or immune neutropenia. To better describe the characteristics and outcome of ES in adults, a survey was initiated in 2005. The data from 68 patients (60% of them women) fulfilling strict inclusion criteria for ES are report...

Background and study aims: Limited data exist for the use of fully covered self-expanding metal stent (FCSEMS) as an intervention for immediate bleeds post-endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) after primary endoscopic intervention failure or to reduce the number of delayed bleeding events in patient with increased risk of bleeding post-ES. Patients and methods: We evaluated a retrospective cohort of ...

The effect of three electrical stimulation (ES) frequencies (10, 35, and 50 Hz) on two muscle groups with different proportions of fast and slow twitch fibers (abductor pollicis brevis (APB) and vastus lateralis (VL)) was explored. We evaluated the acute muscles' responses individually and during hybrid activations (ES superimposed by voluntary activations). Surface electromyography (sEMG) and ...

Background: The United Nations reported that in 2016 over 65 million people worldwide have forcibly left home. Over 50% are children and adolescents; a substantial number has been traumatized and displaced by war. Objective: To provide an overview of the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in this group we conducted a narrative review and a meta-analysis of intervention studies providin...

The constant modulus algorithm (CMA) can misconverge when the received two-dimensional (2-D) signal is derived from encoding a binary PN sequence. The distortion of the probabilistic symmetry of the transmitted constellation can be controlled by careful selection of the underlying binary PN sequence, thereby influencing the convergence behavior of CMA.

Hypertension affects 25% of the world's population and is considered a risk factor for cardiovascular disorders and other diseases. The aim of this study was to examine the evidence regarding the acute effect of exercise on blood pressure (BP) using meta-analytic measures. Sixty-five studies were compared using effect sizes (ES), and heterogeneity and Z tests to determine whether the ES were di...

In order to quantitate early erythroid progenitor cells in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), we have cultured peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 7 PNH patients in a 0.8% methylcellulose medium containing erythropoietin, 2 U/ml. In our experimental conditions, the number of erythroid colonies obtained per 5 X 10(5) mononuclear cells plated was 20.1 +/- 1.9 (SEM) in normal subjects ...